WIC Participants

Michigan WIC Guía de Alimentos (Food Guide, Spanish)

An official list of approved WIC foods from the Michigan Dept. of Health & Human Services, Bureau of Family Health Services.

Louisiana WIC Lista de Alimentos (Food Guide, Spanish)

An official list of approved WIC foods from the Louisiana Office of Public Health WIC.

Washington WIC Guía de Compras (Food Guide, Spanish)

An official list of approved WIC foods from the Washington State Department of Health.

Florida WIC Alimentos (Food Guide, Spanish)

An official list of approved WIC foods from the Florida Department of Health WIC.

Missouri WIC Lista de Alimentos Autorizados (Food Guide, Spanish)

An official list of approved WIC foods from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services WIC Program.

New York WIC Food Guide, Spanish

An official list of approved WIC foods from the New York State Department of Health.

Oregon WIC Lista de Alimentos (Food Guide, Spanish)

An official list of approved WIC foods from the Oregon Public Health Division – Nutrition & Health Screening (WIC Program).

District of Columbia WIC Lista de Alimentos (Food Guide, Spanish)

An official list of approved WIC foods from the District of Columbia Department of Health WIC.

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Participant and Program Characteristics 2012

FNS produces biennial reports on current participant and program characteristics in the WIC Program for general program monitoring, as well as for managing the information needs of the program. The biennial reports include information on the income and nutritional risk characteristics of WIC participants; data on WIC Program participation for migrant farm worker families; and other information on WIC participation that is deemed appropriate by the secretary of agriculture. (Only the most recent report is included in this document.)

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women Infants, and Children (WIC) Eligibles and Coverage-2000 to 2009: National and State-Level Estimates of the Population of Women, Infants and Children Eligibles for WIC Benefits

This report analyzed WIC eligibility. In 2009, a total of 15.075 million mothers and young children were eligible to enroll in WIC, a 6.4% increase in eligibility from 2008. Among children, WIC eligibility increased by 9.4% between 2008 and 2009. The weaker economy in 2009 increased the numbers of families with incomes below 185% of the federal poverty level. The majority of WIC-eligible infants and children lived in twoâ€parent families and in families with incomes below the federal poverty levels.